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Employment and average hourly earnings by industry

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Employment and average hourly earnings by industry for all employees, August 2023, seasonally adjusted
Industry Over-the-month-change in employment (in thousands) Average hourly earnings Employment level (in thousands)

Total private

179 33.82 133,761

Mining and logging

-2 37.85 642

Construction

22 36.71 7,993

Manufacturing

16 32.61 12,997

Wholesale trade

4.7 37.05 6,070.1

Retail trade

6.3 24.01 15,544.9

Transportation and warehousing

-34.2 29.37 6,675.3

Utilities

2.5 50.03 557.3

Information

-15 48.21 3,051

Financial activities

4 44.11 9,158

Professional and business services

19 40.54 23,015

Private education and health services

102 33.12 25,520

Leisure and hospitality

40 21.30 16,655

Other services

13 29.96 5,882